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Queen Charlotte, wife of George III. Seen here in 1773, with some help from 2021 artificial intelligence. @historybeagle @RachelSRich @foxvshedgehog

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If you're a historian, please do at least one tweet today about your research. I'd like to see more research on Twitter these days.

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For 5 years I had my social media monitored by university management and was regularly threatened for content they didn't like. So there is a free speech issue in universities but it's not the one the government thinks it is.

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Excited to be able to finally share my upcoming book, a history of digital history with @IllinoisPress 'Technology and the #Historian '. I really love what they've done with the cover art! #digitalHumanities . Inspired by my work with @ProgHist

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Tell me you’re a historian without telling me you’re a historian.

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Sorry can we just pause the movie for a sec. I just need to point out that...

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My high school grades from 20 years ago aren't good enough to get into the UCL programme I now lead today .

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Your digital humanities project need heirs. Or they will die with you.

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I wrote 30 Christmas cards for my immediate (new) neighbours this year to try to build some new connections (which I find terrifying). I got 9 back, 2 knocks on the door, 1 box of shortbread, and a call to come hang out and meet everyone. I think that's a pretty good outcome.

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If you're a #historian you probably don't do TikTok (unless you have a teenager). But here's a great example of how creative people are making the format work for history.

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replace the entire British curriculum with this TikTok

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"I hope you are well" has just started to mean: "about to ask you for something, but didn't want it to be in the first sentence".

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@jburnford @DavidAstinWalsh my students rarely get given permission to download using the API. Applications rejected, presumably because they aren't paying for the privilege

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We've just been notified today at UCL that "We have therefore taken the decision to move all teaching and face-to-face, in-person activities online". So if your university hasn't done that yet, tell them there's a clear precedent.

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8 years

Please teach your PhD students that an academic job isn’t a prize. It’s also not the best/only way you can make a difference in the world.

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And her husband, George III, in 1771.

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I think my favourite thing about digital humanities projects is the way they get taken down and destroyed when their creator moves to a new university.

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I know it's just something little, but my colleague @j_w_baker and I had a little email celebration this morning because @ProgHist sent out it's first ever employee paycheck today, and that felt like such an achievement for us as a project and #digitalHumanities as a field.

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When I moved from a university you don't know to one you do know, the number of invitations went through the roof. I'm not much better than I was before. So please, don't forget to invite scholars at smaller schools to participate in things too. They're brilliant people.

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History podcasts please. No tanks or nazis. Thanks.

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There is no longer a reason to justify putting a human on an airplane to go look at a document. We need to stop funding international archive trips except in the most peculiar of cases where digitisation doesn't meet the requirements for genuine reasons.

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4 years

That included a formal warning from HR for thanking colleagues for standing up against bullying. Because the unnamed bully didn't like it.

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Free Teaching Workshop: "Teach Digital History Well" with ME Thurs. 29 April, 12-1pm (London). To celebrate my new book "Technology & the Historian" and what Programming Historian can do for our future. Supported by @ProgHist @UCLDH and @IllinoisPress

Teach Digital History Well

'Technology & the Historian: Transformations of the Digital Age' Workshop & Book Launch

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@Adam_Crymble

4 years

Programming Historian ( @proghist ) has been fully #OpenAccess since day one. But we can't afford to fully implement 'Plan S', the new open access agenda in the EU. If you care about open access and publishing, we've highlighted why.

Why Programming Historian is not fully implementing Plan-S Recommendations

Programming Historian has been fully Open Access since day one. For a decade now our team has been publishing academic content and making it freely and widely available online to more than 1-...

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If you feel like you're missing out on the many #digitalHumanities summer schools, try Programming Historian @proghist , which has and always will be free and doesn't require any travel. Your choice of English, Spanish, French, and Portuguese

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Fanny Burney, keeper of the robes, and close to the Queen's ear. Author of an important set of diaries that give us wonderful glimpses into the royal household.

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@luciejones83 Dont even talk to me about in Text citations!

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Their daughter, Charlotte, the Princess Royal, and future wife of the Duke of Württemberg. Seen here in 1797.

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Princess Amelia (poor Princess Amelia - taken from us so soon). The youngest of George and Charlotte's children, died just before her father's mental health declined for the last time, in 1810.

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George's physician, Dr. Francis Willis, 1789. Who treated George's mental health during the so-called 'madness'

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#DigitalHumanities is re-centring. Traffic signals on Programming Historian @proghist are clear. Top 10 cities for visitors last week: 1 Bogota 🇨🇴 2 Santiago 🇨🇱 3 Madrid 🇪🇸 4 Mexico City 🇲🇽 5 Bengaluru🇮🇳 6 London 🇬🇧 7 Paris 🇫🇷 8 Chennai 🇮🇳 9 Hyderabad 🇮🇳 10 Buenos Aires 🇦🇷

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They could tell you more, but I believe they signed non-disclosure agreements, which have limited their free speech on the matter.

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Their son, the future George IV, in 1798. Already on his father's nerves at this point.

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@Adam_Crymble

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And you can do it too. Upload, download, and there you go. But let's remember, this is NOT what these people actually looked like. It's what some software has guessed based on the shape of their face. Try it on your own photo to see what I mean.

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@Adam_Crymble

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I should fulfill my own request. I'm working on classifying 22,000 dishes served to George III in the 1790s, so that we can trace the ways foreign knowledge became part of British culture and sculpted the very meaning of Britishness.

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If you're a historian, please do at least one tweet today about your research. I'd like to see more research on Twitter these days.

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If you do data vis in digital humanities there is something in Visualization and Interpretation for you. Latest book by Johanna Drucker. #DigitalHumanities

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2 years

My favourite digital tool for humanities scholars is by far @zotero and I'm so glad I encountered it so long ago. That team should be celebrated by the DH community.

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3 years

Save 30% on my new book "Technology & the Historian" only £14.70 / $19.60 with discount code. Out April 2021. Written for humanists. Americas: Everywhere Else: #history #teaching #research #digitalhumanities #dighist

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4 years

50% off pre-orders of my upcoming book with the code 'HOLIDAY50' from @IllinoisPress until the end of the year. Works out at $14 or £10. Please share the code with anyone thinking of buying.

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@Adam_Crymble

4 years

Excited to be able to finally share my upcoming book, a history of digital history with @IllinoisPress 'Technology and the #Historian '. I really love what they've done with the cover art! #digitalHumanities . Inspired by my work with @ProgHist

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I don't know who needs to hear this, but no, you can't eat your sandwich with the manuscripts. A lot has changed in the last year, but that's not one of them.

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Well that escalated quickly. The Portuguese team at @ProgHist published 6 lessons today.

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Official launch day has arrived! "Technology & the Historian" - a history of the digital turn. Sad I celebrate with you in person, but thanks everyone for sharing photos of your copies. It's fun to see it out there Copies: @UCLDIS @IllinoisPress

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All Python lessons on @ProgHist have now been updated to Python 3. That includes lessons in English, Spanish, and French. Happy learning! Thanks to everyone who helped us with this huge task. It involved updating 41 lessons!

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If you're working on a #historiography syllabus, did you remember to include a session on #digitalHistory ? No coding required to teach students about how technology is changing their field! Send them to Programming Historian @proghist for a play. 1/6 🧵

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11th published paper of my academic career and today was the first time I got a "accept with minor revisions" on the first go, instead of a reject or major revisions upon first submission. Sometimes we pretend it's easy. But it aren't.

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If you're looking for my book "Technology and the Historian" I'm told it's shipping MUCH faster from the publisher than from Mr Bezos. It's also considerably cheaper. Please use the 30% discount code and buy direct.

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None of the university rankings include #digitalhumanities . Which I think means we can all claim to be the best in the world.

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My dad sent me a cheese and wine hamper yesterday as a surprise congratulations for my book launch. Nice, as we're on opposite sides of the ocean, so haven't seen each other in the past year. At least we have cheese.

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We need to normalize pre-review prints in digital humanities and historical studies research. I have papers that have been sitting in peer review for a year providing no one any value. It's a frustrating system that doesn't need to be this way.

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Can you do me a favour and make sure your undergraduate history students are taught about @proghist this year? Programming Historian is free, and built to train #historians . Please share the message

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Today 5 colleagues and I are reading and providing feedback on each other's papers. No budget, no fanfare. Not going on our CV. No (significant) carbon footprint. And the result is better research. I'd recommend it as an alternative to the conference. Happy to share how we do it

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I've had a paper in peer review for a year now. According to the editor 5 people have promised and then not followed through with the review. I understand life is difficult, but please say NO to things you cannot actually do right now. It's a much better option for everyone.

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So proud that the team at Programming Historian @ProgHist has been selected as one of the winners at the Open Publishing Awards. Thanks to everyone who has contributed to that open learning community over the past decade. An congrats also to the other winners.

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Congrats to those awarded with an Open Publishing Award!!!! Lets celebrate them!: #Yolngu @creativecommons @zotero @stencila @opencitations @ProgHist @standardebooks More info here:

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Invisible when you first enter academic job market, is that so many jobs go to people making lateral and sometimes downward career moves. You aren't just against other PhD students for posts. You're up against senior lecturers trying to escape failing depts or abusive managers

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If you're an educator teaching digital skills to humanities students, make sure you check out Programming Historian ( @proghist ) for a relevant tutorial before reinventing the wheel. They're great for go-at-your-own-pace learning. And they're free.

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Extremely proud to receive recognition today as a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Great to see innovative teaching and leadership in pedagogy being recognised and rewarded in higher education. Thanks to @HelenBarefoot for her support!

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One for the mix for "Programming Historian". @ProgHist

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Book launch for "Technology and the Historian" is today! Sold out I'm afraid, but looking forward to seeing some of you at lunchtime today. #DayofDH2021

Teach Digital History Well

'Technology & the Historian: Transformations of the Digital Age' Workshop & Book Launch

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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@Adam_Crymble

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“You’re still inside the whale”. Advice from my colleague John Styles on what was wrong with a paper I was still drafting. I was still stuck in the sources and couldn’t yet see the big picture. That’s a piece of advice that really has stuck with me academically. Others?

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Your #FoodHistory challenge today is a grocery challenge. How many items from the King's grocery list in 1791 are in your cupboard right now? I have 11. Can anyone top that?

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@Adam_Crymble

4 years

This week I'm reminded of the time I tried to point out discrimination in my workplace and was told that all staff had received unconscious bias training, so I was wrong.

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Excited to be working with Rachel Rich and @historybeagle on a new @BritishAcademy_ funded project! "European Cuisine and British Identity in the Age of Nationalism, 1760-1837"

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Anyone else so tired?

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Honestly, how many more 40 year olds are there?

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View from my new office in Bogotá! A converted train carriage that serves as a cafe and study space. Such a beautiful campus @Uniandes @ProgHist

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I'm concerned with what looks like a belief that A-level testing USED TO be fair but wasn't this year. It was never a fair or good system and has always been open to privilege and gaming. There are lots of other ways.

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@Adam_Crymble

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Looks like a few historically themed organisations will have some spots open on their board soon. I hope they will recruit young #historians who can speak for the future

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@Adam_Crymble

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Multilingual #digitalHumanities is important. Please ask your library to add @ProgHist in Spanish and French to the catalogue (both titles are free - send them these links). (es) (fr) and encourage your friends to do the same

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Free Online #Teaching Workshop with Programming Historian. 18 November 11-12:30pm (London) Learn how you can use @proghist to teach #digitalHumanities skills to your students. #history Thanks to @ihr_history for sponsoring this event.

Training the Teacher: Giving Your First Digital History Workshop

Practical Workshop aimed at History & Humanities Higher Education Teachers

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@Adam_Crymble

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@FernRiddell Big fan of Marina Amaral's historical artwork in 'The World Aflame'. @marinamaral2 Definitely urge people to support her work. Great value at only £9.99.

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Peer review suggestions to go to other archives are a bit frustrating at the moment.

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Can you help us all connect with our #Post92 colleagues who are here on Twitter? They need to be at the centre of the conversation today. But it can be hard to find them.

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Attendance at @long18thsem has gone from 57 to 110 to 119 since moving online for its third virtual history seminar ever. There's a market for this. Let's keep going through the summer.

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These big free online seminars with participants from around the world are a great new form of scholarly communication. But I miss pizza with friends after the in-person events. That's where the real knowledge creation took place. Not listening to the paper. Talking about it.

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📣 We are Hiring 📣 Lecturer, Archives & Records Management. UCL, London. Open Ended. Contribute to MA & undergrad teaching, work with me on our new Information in Society programme at UCL East. £48,614-57,041 p.a. Deadline is 12 November 2023.

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Finding some great library resources for teaching students how to critically evaluate websites. From Berkeley: http://t.co/kaQGBl3jIV

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My book is 50% off for the holidays. Use code: Holiday50 Technology & the Historian (Illinois, 2021). $14 with discount.

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You're only going to be able to assign essays as assignments for about 3-4 more years. So I'd encourage you to start thinking creatively now about testing learning.

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I printed the Programming Historian. 515 pages of digital history. Download it at #dhist

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When you start studying the history of #DigitalHumanities it becomes clear that the people who want to push the envelope get bored quickly and won't sustain their innovations. So they need to be forced to partner with the people who will keep projects alive for the long term

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What a lovely honour. I'm so pleased that our (very large) team has been recognised for the work they do.

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@ETCLatUVic

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This year's #OpenScholarship Award goes to William J. Turkel & Adam Crymble @Adam_Crymble for The Programming Historian, () #INKEVictoria20 @ProgHist

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does anyone know how many book reviews is typical for an academic book? Just got sent my 11th for 'Technology and the Historian'. Is that a lot? #twitterstorians

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Every time I open Twitter (web) there's a SUPER interesting tweet at the very top. Then it loads all the new tweets and I spend 5 minutes scrolling down looking for the one that got bumped

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Our book arrived @mariajoafana ! The Globally Unequal Promise of Digital History: UK and Colombia case study. #digitalhumanities 🇬🇧🇨🇴💾

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Migration Patterns in 18th century London: new article now officially published: co-authored with @adam_dennett and @TimHitchcock (and better for it!)

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If you're supervising a history PhD in the UK and you aren't telling them that VERY SENIOR historians are competing with them for entry level jobs because of things like this, then you're not being open enough with them. Let's stop pretending a PhD is a pathway to a job in a uni

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The @RoyalHistSoc has issued the following response to news of the closure of @KingstonUni ’s History Dept. The RHS is committed to promoting and defending history across the HE sector and beyond, as set out in its statement of May 2021 #twitterstorians

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We are reading about the future of the past this morning. “Doing Digital History” by Jonathan Blaney, Sarah Milligan, Marty Steer, and @jfwinters #digitalhumanities #twitterstorians #historians

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From YouTube to published research article. Very pleased to announce that my paper on the birth of a slum, first presented on YouTube, has been accepted at 'Urban History' (after revision of course). #history Can't wait to share with you all soon.

The Birth of a London Slum: the St Giles Rookery and the geoeconomic...

The Rookery of St Giles in the Fields became London's most notorious slum by the eighteenth century. This paper asks why? Why there, why then, and why for so...

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If you want to know how Technology is changing Historical Studies, my book is 50% off this week. Use promo code: AHA23 Or you can read the twitter thread I started yesterday about technical solutions in #archives that made historians angry. #history

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@Adam_Crymble

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#BlackHistory just published 'Black Lives, British Justice: Black People in #London Criminal Justice Records, 1720-1841'. Read about the lives of almost 700 Black people in 18th century London. #socialHistory #digitalHumanities #openAccess #openData

The Journal of Slavery and Data Preservation

A digital academic journal that publishes datasets and accompanying data articles about the lives of enslaved Africans and their descendants from the fifteenth to the early twentieth centuries.

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@Adam_Crymble

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Amazing milestone for Spanish @ProgHist who have now published 50! #digitalHumanities tutorials en espanol!

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5 years

So grateful for the support and happy to announce that @proghist has reached its first donation goal threshold. This is a huge step for us in our aim towards high quality open access publishing. Thanks everyone.

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Received a really thoughtful email from a woman doing her family history whose ancestor I had mentioned in my PhD thesis. Great reminder that people from the past have connections to the present.

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We had 3 US universities sign up for our Programming Historian partnership program this week, providing vital $ to help us grow @ProgHist and support digital skills learning. Thanks to everyone who made that happen. If you want more info on partnerships:

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Been learning about #NetworkAnalysis through tutorials online this week. #DigitalHumanities really couldn't exist without the kindness of other scholars sharing tutorials. So often the formal opportunities to learn these skills just don't exist for humanists otherwise.

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Converting my new article in Economic History Review () into a @ProgHist tutorial on gravity models in historical research. Wish me luck! #dhist #interdisciplinary

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@Adam_Crymble

4 years

Some of the best higher education teachers work in the less famous universities. There's nothing wrong with learning from the best. #alevels

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@Adam_Crymble

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Digital Benin website launching in 2022. To digitally bring back together the materials that were taken and dispersed in the 19th century. #digitalHumanities #publichistory

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I had a paper for a conference rejected, so I've contacted my lawyer and we'll be pursuing a no platforming no-free speech case.

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Congratulations to Riva Quiroga ( @rivaquiroga ) on her Fellowship of the Software Sustainability Institute ( @SoftwareSaved ). Riva is now the Fourth member of Programming Historian ( @ProgHist ) to gain the fellowship! Well done Riva!

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Academic Journals: where the best ideas of 5-7 years ago are finally locked away where no one can find them.

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